Director of Nursing and AHPs

NHS; Bodmin; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional NHS provider in Cornwall is seeking an experienced Director of Nursing to lead healthcare initiatives and improve patient care. This pivotal role requires strategic leadership in community and mental health services. Ideal candidates will have a strong track record in NHS leadership, a master's degree, and experience in high-level management. Join us in shaping future healthcare in Cornwall.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with extensive complex health organisation knowledge.
• Experience in community services, mental health, or forensic settings.
• Worked at board or sub-board level in an NHS or care organisation.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and professional leadership across Nursing and AHP.
• Drive quality, safety, and patient experience initiatives.
• Lead transformational change across community services.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Leadership

Negotiation

Influencing skills

Education

Masters degree in relevant subject area

Doctorate in relevant subject area

Job description

Go back Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Director of Nursing and AHPs

The closing date is 12 October 2025

Are you an inspirational nursing leader ready to shape the future of community and mental health care in Cornwall?

We're seeking a Director of Nursing to provide strategic and professional leadership across our Nursing and Allied Health Professions. Reporting to the Dual Chief Nursing Officer (CFT & RCHT), you'll drive quality, safety, and patient experience initiatives, champion compassionate leadership, and lead transformational change across adult and children's community services, mental health, and learning disability services.

This is a pivotal role, ideal for someone with a strong track record in senior NHS leadership, passionate about equity, innovation, and delivering outstanding care.

Interviews will take place on Monday 20th October.

Main duties of the job

The Director of Nursing is responsible for the professional leadership of the Nursing and Allied Health Professions (AHP) in CFT. They will have delegated responsibility for the delivery of the Trust's safety; quality improvement and patient experience priorities. They will also be expected to lead on some priorities across the Trust both providers and or system (Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board - CIOS) as agreed by the Dual Chief Nursing Officer.

The role will require close working with our associate directors, matrons and heads of nursing / integrated professions to ensure that professional standards are met and maintained and that the delivery of care is recovery focused, patient centred and to the highest quality. Confident, compassionate and competent practitioners are paramount.

As a senior leader you will attend the Executive Team and the Board and act as a strong role model for all colleagues by demonstrating credibility and visibility, strong commitment to improving practice, celebrating success and encouraging creativity, innovation and excellence.

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 4,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 13 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increase the numbers of people who use our services.

Job responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see supporting documents.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications and Relevant Experience

• Registered Nurse with evidence of extensive complex health organisation knowledge
• Experience of working within community services, and/or mental health, learning disability or forensic settings
• Masters degree in relevant subject area or equivalent experience
• Breadth of experience of working at board or sub board level in an NHS or care organisation
• Knowledge of safeguarding, risk management, governance, and patient/carer collaboration within a regulated environment
• Doctorate in relevant subject area

Skills and Aptitude

• Skilled in strategic thinking and able to translate strategy into action, articulating and adjusting to fit the audience
• Highly developed leadership, negotiation and influencing skills with the ability to motivate, challenge and engage individuals and teams
• Ability to set out a clear strategic direction, motivate others and assume a leadership position, together with an ability to transfer strategic objectives into deliverable operational plans
• Ability to develop effective working relationships with partners and influence a range of internal and external stakeholders, bringing about positive change

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust